One aspect of becoming older is that you start visiting the health system more frequently. I’ve just had some pre-cancer cut out of my face. It’s a by-product of having Celtic ancestry. I am disappointed with the number of people I speak to within what was the highly functioning CDHB who are … [Read more...]
CDHB – Oh the Irony
I was searching for some information relating to the current health reforms underway in New Zealand and ended up on the Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury (formally the Canterbury District Health Board). What came up on this website was the following dated 19/09/2022 … [Read more...]
Another Report on CDHB which demonstrates it was being run effectively before David Meates’ team was pushed out…
Treasury undertakes an Investor Confidence Rating report from time to time. This is a Cabinet-approval process for assessing agency investment performance and thus the level of confidence stakeholders should place on the ability of an agency to manage its assets and investments well. Cabinet had … [Read more...]
Canterbury District Health Board deficit has blown out to $177m in the last financial year will more funds follow the restructure?
In an article https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/are-we-ditching-dhbs-because-we-dont-like-what-they-show-us pointing out the futility of the development of a new health system Ian Powell questions the sensibility of the move. He wrote in Business Desk: Ten months ago, health minister … [Read more...]
With Covid what we can expect next?
In an article Ian Powell has written about the next possible stages of Covid. He has summarised the writing of Professor Michael Baker. Here are three predications: Prediction 1: More waves, more variants Omicron’s sudden rise to be the “pandemic’s public enemy number-one” given how deadly the … [Read more...]
CDHB budget massive failure reflects badly on most of the Board
In the last week the Annual Report of CDHB was finally released. Nearly 9 months late. https://www.cdhb.health.nz/wp-content/uploads/76fd26f0-canterbury-dhb-annual-report-2020-2021.pdf The results were that the board achieved a $ 177m deficit. In the budget documents which were approved in the … [Read more...]
John Patterson’s questions on Omicron
Last week I printed that John was asking questions which many older members of our community are asking. Here’s the questions again: The omicron virus has arrived and apparently, it’s going to get much worse before it starts getting better. It’s all going to happen very soon and very quickly so … [Read more...]
Have your say on the new Health Reforms – Pae Ora
Our entire health system is due for an overhaul - and submissions are due by 9 December. There are so many huge changes happening at present it is hard to keep on top, but it is also important to express local voices and concerns. Will you make a submission? Even a short one Link to make a … [Read more...]
Challenge to the CDHB announcement of an approved budget this year
Last week I commented on the CDHB gloating about the MOH and the minister approving the latest CDHB budget. From a senior person from within the DHB I received this: It is galling to have the Chair of CDHB say “it is the first plan to be approved by the ministers of health and finance in four … [Read more...]
Further analysis of new government centralised health proposals by Ian Powell
Once again Ian Powell has written a useful analysis in BusinessDesk of the proposed health reforms. In them he has written: There are 12 national initial high-level indicators. Some are still in development – access to primary mental health and addiction services; participation in the National … [Read more...]
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